UNC OB-GYN climbs two spots in NIH funding to 5th in obstetrics and gynecologyhttp://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/news/unc-ob-gyn-in-no-5-in-the-nation-among-academic-department-of-obstetrics-and-gynecology
Last year, UNC OB-GYN was ranked at No. 7 in NIH funding among academic departments of obstetrics and gynecology.The UNC School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ranks 5th in the nation for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to academic departments of obstetrics and gynecology, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

UNC OB-GYN received $8,040,649 from the NIH in 2017, climbing two spots from No. 7 in 2016.

"This is a tremendous recognition of the fantastic research that is being done here in Chapel Hill," said Dr. Daniel Clarke-Pearson, Robert A. Ross Professor and Chair of the department. "Congratulations to all our faculty who are making significant research contributions to women's health."

Three members of the UNC OB-GYN faculty ranked in the top 25 for individual funding: Dr. Kim Boggess, professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine; Dr. Ben Chi, professor in the Division of Global Women's Health; and Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, professor and division chief in the Division of Global Women's Health.

UNC OB-GYN is also the top-ranked clinical department in the School of Medicine. In total, the School of Medicine was awarded $272,644,942 from the NIH. This sum is more than $4 million more than the school’s NIH total in 2016, when it also ranked 16th overall and sixth among public institutions. Click here to find the breakdown from other departments.

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Game-changing news about induction, 28 posters and two oral presentations came from UNC OB-GYN faculty and fellows in attendance at the annual meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at UNC OB-GYN had a strong showing at the recent Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Annual Meeting held Jan. 29 – Feb. 3, 2018 in Dallas, TX.

The list of posters, abstracts and presentations, along with their authors are listed here.

"Our division had a strong presence at the SMFM meeting, with two oral scientific presentations and 28 poster presentations," said Dr. M. Kathryn Menard, division chief for UNC Maternal-Fetal Medicine. "We are particular proud of the work put forward by our very talented and hardworking fellows."

The ARRIVE trial is the work of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of 12 network centers that contributed data to the findings.

Dr. Thorp thanked the research nurses, who he said re the crucial players in all their projects and acknowledged the multicenter nature of the UNC part of the study – UNC was able to partner with Wake Medical Center, Wake Health Department and Greenville Health System in South Carolina.

"This clinical trial demonstrates the that, rather than increasing cesarean risk, induction in the week before a women's due date actually lowered that likelihood," he said. "These results will prompt every pregnant women and her clinician to consider induction of her labor in the 39th week of pregnancy."

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The virtual tour includes 360-degree views of the places prenatal patients and their families are likely to visit.UNC Hospitals has released a new virtual tour of N.C. Women's Hospital for women and families who would like to see and familiarize themselves with the hospital before visiting in person, or before delivery. The virtual tour includes 360-degree views with zoom, stop and start functions and high-quality photography.

This state-of-the-art 360-degree virtual tour offers a complete view of six different spaces frequently visited in N.C. Women's Hospital: the lobby, the Women's Health Information Center, the Antepartum Unit, Labor and Delivery, Newborn Critical Care Center and the Postpartum Unit.

A brochure about prenatal care and our Maternity Care Center, as well as maps, are also included in the tour.

]]>No publisherHomeCNMWPHMFM2018/02/13 11:45:00 GMT-5News ItemNew SAMHSA guidelines draw from UNC Horizons' expertisehttp://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/news/new-samhsa-guidelines-draw-from-unc-horizons-expertise
Horizons Executive Director Dr. Hendrée Jones helped lead the three-year process of developing the guide. UNC Horizons Program extended the national reach of their evidence-based model last week when the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the release of its official guide for treating pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder.

Dr. Hendrée Jones, executive director of Horizons and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, helped lead the three-year process of developing the guide. The research and expertise offered by the Horizons treatment model, which includes treatment for both mother and child, are central to the guide, as are the voices of Horizons patients proudly sharing their successes in the program.

"This document is the first SAMHSA document to include women and children guidance in a single guide," said Dr. Jones. "Such work represents the leadership Horizons provides to the field."

By offering the guide at no cost, SAMHSA can ensure it is widely available for the provider community. Later this year, a live full-day training for Continuing Medical Education will be offered in seven locations, including Chapel Hill.

The UNC Horizons Program is a substance use disorder treatment program for pregnant and/or parenting women and their children, including those whose lives have been touched by abuse and violence. A program of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UNC-Chapel Hill, Horizons offers a trauma-informed model of care focuses on both the mother and the child to heal the whole family and create systems of hope and renewal.

Last year, Horizons provided services to 266 women, including 80 children, and has reached more than 5,000 women since it opened two decades ago.

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Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive substance while in the mother's womb.The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has featured Dr. Hendrée Jones, executive director of UNC Horizons Program and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, in a series videos discussing neonatal abstinence syndrome and how to best treat it.

In 2010, Dr. Jones' groundbreaking research that showed that babies born to women with opioid use disorder fare better when their mothers are treated with medication used to treat patients with that disorder – buprenorphine or methadone – than babies whose mothers are not treated at all.

In 2015, Dr. Jones was selected as a NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence winner for her international efforts to advance drug abuse research and training.